End gate



Jan. 12,1926. 1,569,274,.

. G. A. GARRETT I FIND GATE Filed March 25, 1925 /a Eggl l 1 4f part.

Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

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GARFIELD A. GARRETT, OF DORRANCE, KANSAS.

END GATE.

Application filed March 25, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARFIELD A. GARRETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dorrance, in the county of Russell and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in End Gates, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to end gates for wagons in which the end gate ishinged to one side of the wagon body one end, and is provided with afastening latch at the other side of the wagon body; and it consists inthe novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed whereby the end gate is locked to the wagon bodywhen closed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end view of a wagon body provided withan end gate and a locking device according to this invention. Fi 2 is alan view of the locking device, drawn to a larger scale, and in sectionon the line 2-2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of the locking device,showing the tongue in section on the line 33 in Fig. 2.

The wagon body has a bottom 5, sides 6, and an upright 7 at one endadjacent to one side. The end gate 13 is hinged to the other side of thewagon body from the up right 7 by hinges 4, and is arranged flush withthe upright 7 when closed.

A plate 8 is secured in a horizontal groove in the upright 7, and has arearwardly projecting lug 9 at one end. A pin 10 is secured in this lugand is arranged parallel to the plate 8. An operating lever 12 ispivoted by a pin 14 to the lower part of the upright, and extendsvertically crosswise of the plate 8, and has a handle 15 at its upper A.latch 16 is secured to the middle part of the lever, preferably by apivot 17, and has a log 18 at one end which projects rearwardly and isprovided with a hole 19 which is slidable over the pin 10.

The end gate is provided with a handle plate 20 which projects under thefree end portion of the latch 16, and forms a stop with which itinterlocks when the end gate is closed. The latch is normally held inengagement with its stop by means of a helical Serial No. 18,142.

spring 21 arranged around the pin 10 between the lugs 9 and 18. The endsof this spring are preferably mounted on sleeve washers 22, arrangedover the pin 10.

A guide for the latch is secured to the upright 7, and is formed of ablock 24 having lugs 25 at its ends which straddle the latch, and astaple 26. The staple 26 extends over the latch and the lugs 25, whichhave notches 27 to receive it, and is passed through holes in theupright 7 and is secured by nuts 28. This guide retains the latch inposition, and permits it to slide horizontally with facility.

The end gate is unlatched by moving the operating lever so as towithdraw the latch from its stop against the pressure of the helicalspring 21, and then can be turned horizontally on its hinges and opened.

What I claim is: I

1. A wagon body provided with an upright at one side, an end gate hingedto the other side of the wagon body, a plate secured to the said uprightand provided with a lug at one end and having a pin which projects fromthe said lug and is arranged parallel to the said plate, an operatinglever having one end portion pivoted to the u right and projectingcrosswise of the said plate, a latch carried by the said lever andhaving a perforated lug which is slidable over the said pin, and aspring encircling the said pin and arranged between the lugs of the saidplate and latch and operating to hold the latch projected so as toengage with the end gate.

2. A wagon body having an upright at one side, an end gate hinged to theother side of the wagon body and provided with a latch stop at its freeend, a plate secured to the said upright and provided with a rearwardlyprojecting lug and a pin which projects from the lug parallel to thesaid plate, an operating lever pivoted at its lower part to the saidupright and projecting upwardly crosswise of the said plate, a latchcarried by the said lever and having a perforated lug which is slidableover the said pin, and a spring arranged around the said pin between thelugs on the said plate and latch and operating to hold the latch on thelatch and have notches in their tops, and a said stop when the end gateis closed. staple which engages with the said notches 3. Thecombination, with a wagon body and straddles the said block and securesit 1 end gate and locking latch as set forth in t0 the said plate on theupright. 5 claim 1, of a guide for the latch secured to In testimonywhereof I have afiixed my the said upright and comprising a blocksignature. provided with flanges which straddle the GARFIELD A. GARRETT.

